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The 11th Hour 

The last possible moment before fate is decided.

In countries that watch a lot of soccer, it's more common to say 90th minute.
At the 11th hour, the judge pardoned the death-row inmate.
The 11th Hour by EAS January 13, 2013

The 11th Hour 

Used to describe the final moments of a given event, or situation where change is still a possibility.

Right before a deadline.
I procrastinated all night and now, in the 11th hour, I need to work my ass off to finish this report moments before it is due.
The 11th Hour by Lig Na Baste June 10, 2008
Word of the Day on January 7, 2018

The 11th Hour 

A term used often in the Overwatch League to describe teams taking a point at the very last second (aka during Overtime or at 99% control).
"And at the 11th hour, Shanghai Dragons retake Ilios and London has nobody left!"
The 11th Hour by zuhazana March 10, 2019

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
Word of the Day on May 31, 2026